ISB Coaches Team Meeting Agenda

Date: Fri., Aug 21 2009	Time: 12:30-2:00	Place: MS Skybox
Facilitator/Timekeeper: Dennis	Recorder: Kim	Purpose: Understanding = U Informing = I Recommending = R Deciding = D

Participants: Teresa, Kelly, Kim, Jeff, Dennis, Troy, Maggie

Task	Guiding Question	Background/ Process	Person / Time
Warm-up	How's the week been? (simultaneously looking at & updating the calendar)	Round Robin Calendar update	All (15 min)
IA Training (Aug. 26)	How can we build capacity amongst the ES IA's to improve student learning?	Finalize Groups and foci	Kelly (20 min)
Content & Methods	What is the main "content" we want teachers to have and what are the key methods we want in practice?	Two column chart Think-Pair-Share	Teresa (20 min)
Maggie	What can we glean from Maggie's experience as a coach?	Most successful Least successful Q & A	Maggie and everyone (20 min)
Parent Training	What is the plan for our first parent training on Sept 2? 3-5 Multiplication Science: Things you can do at home to promote inquiry Tech: one hour alternated with science What is the plan for the Sept 17 Professional Learning Day?	Brainstorm Share initial thinking	Teresa (10 min)
Closure	How well did today's and last week's meeting go? Upcoming: Do we want Pam or Howard to do some PL with us?	+s, Deltas, Suggestions	Teresa (5 min)

Question: For cross-divisional coaches, who signs off on PD requests? Has this been decided?

Parking Lot – Items on our plate for future meetings:

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